2007 ..Full Circle Contemporary at Delfina - view press release.

2003   Galleria Les Chance de l'Art,  Bolzano (Italy)

1999   Galleria Les Chance de l'Art,  Bolzano (Italy)

1997   Galleria Spatia,   Bolzano (Italy)

1996   Galleria Prisma,  Bolzano (Italy)

1994   Gallerie Spatia ,  Bolzano (Italy)

1994   Alpenbank AG ,  Innsbruck (Austria)

1994   Steghof Galllery,  Naturno (Italy)

1993   Kommende Lengmoos-Ritten ,  Bolzano (Italy)

1993   Galerie am Arenbergplatz,  Vienna (Austria)

1991   Galleria Spatia, Bolzano (Italy)

1990   Galleria Spatia, Bolzano (Italy)

1989   Galerie Kunststudio-Studio dell'arte,  Berlin (Germany)

2007.. AAF art fair London with Sheridan Russell Gallery

2006.. AAF art fair London with Sheridan Russell Gallery

2005 ..AAF art fair London with Sheridan Russell Gallery

2005 .."Arte Povera" curated exhibition in collaboration with Sculptorworks and Sheridan Russell Gallery

2004   "La crisi della presenza"  Palazzo di Castell' Arquato, Museum of Piacenza  (Italy)

2004   "Arredo Bolzano" exhibition of the collection of Trade Fair Company Bolzano (Italy)

2004   Arte Fiera , Bologna  (Italy) 

2002   "Suspended" , East73th Gallery, London

2002   "Interiors" ,   Studio West,  London

2002    The Air Gallery,  London

2002    Fresh Art ,  London

2001    "B-Original", Studio B-Contemporary,  London

2001    Arte Fiera , Bologna  (Italy)

2001    London Contemporary Art Fair,  London

2000    E1 Gallery,  London

1999    "Minimal art, minimal music",  Centro Culturale Trevi, Bolzano (Italy)

1998    "Fermo immagine" ,  Galleria Les Chance de l'Art , Bolzano (Italy)

1997   Lineart International Art Fair, Gent (Belgium)

1997   London Contemporary Art  Fair ,  London

1997   Beaux Art Gallery,  London

1996   Beaux Art Gallery,  London

1994   Galleria Spatia ,  Bolzano (Italy)

1993   Galleria Studio 6 ,  Verona (Italy)

1993   Gallery Klemens Gasser,  Bolzano (Italy)

1993   "Panorama"  , Arte giovane in Sudtirolo,   Bolzano

1992    Galleria Spatia, Bolzano

PRESS RELEASE

Michael Kucera: Shadows
1 to 30 November 2007

Michael Kucera’s series of sculptural relief paintings, Shadows, being exhibited by Full Circle Art Consultancy at The Delfina from 1 to 30 November 2007 is a mesmerising and almost magical experience. Kucera brings simple, straight lines to life by twisting and folding each piece into a resin sculpture, allowing the linear pattern to leap from its two dimensional space and play with the ever-changing surrounding light. This creates a work of art that, despite its solidity, gives an animated and captivating experience to the viewer as the dynamic shadows cast by each protruding shape evolve throughout the day.

Originally from Germany, Kucera has been based in London since 1995. He was initially trained by the controversial founder of psychoanalytical painting, Rudolf Hausner, in Vienna. Hausner was a key player in Surrealism and Fantastic Realism during their peak around the time of the Second World War. Following this training, Kucera took a more traditional path, studying figurative painting before moving towards minimalist abstraction. Along this journey, he developed a style of painting in geometrical, linear patterns.

“I was always a painter but I needed to make things, to find a three-dimensional expression and develop a very personal and unique style,” claims Kucera.

‘Shadows’ presents a significant development in Kucera’s career with a vibrant new style and medium. These sculptural relief paintings are hand-crafted from a complex process using a resin fibreglass form, painted with a reoccurring pattern of straight lines, which curve, stretch and ripple into the three dimensions. The edges of each piece are adeptly carved out of wood to mirror the undulating surface.

“It’s about making the impossible possible – not to represent something but to invent and discover an object that is completely different, absurd and unusual,” says Kucera.

It is almost as though these works are hiding something, as if there is a mystery lurking behind their Shadows, sparking the imagination and creativity of the viewer. This interaction is where the exciting and fantastic element is most evident, alluding to the fantastical early influences of Hausner’s Surrealism. Now more than ever, Kucera has found his very own language in which the viewer is engaged in an optical game of linear and three dimensional forms and patterns.

Michael Kucera, Shadows, 1 to 30 November 2007, is the third in a series of exhibitions curated by Full Circle Art Consultancy at The Delfina. The Delfina has been involved in arts-related activities since 1984 and continues to show its commitment to exciting and contemporary artists. Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10am to 12pm and 3pm to 5pm.

For further information please visit www.fullcircleac.co.uk or contact:
Laura Biddlecombe, Director, Full Circle Art Consultancy
T: 020 7403 7738
E: laura@fullcircleac.co.uk